Five robbery suspects arrested

The Kalutara Division criminal investigations unit yesterday arrested five suspects who were allegedly involved in a series of robberies in the area, police said

Lankan woman grew up in Canada, being deported for missing Passport

A Sri Lankan woman, who has practically grown in Canada after being in the country for 14 years, then marrying a Canadian and having two kids, is being deported for a missing passport in one of the cruelest cases of aggressive deportation under the Stephen Harper Conservatives

Coast Guard arrests 11 Sri Lankan fishermen

The Coast Guard on Friday night apprehended 11 Sri Lankan fishermen on two trawlers, who were found fishing inside the Indian Maritime Boundary

Somali minister in SL

Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs in Somalia Khalid Omar Ali is currently visiting Sri Lanka at the invitation of the Sri Lankan government, sources said,

150,000 ammo recovered

A stock of 150,000 ammunition was recovered by the security forces from the former LTTE stronghold in Vellamullivaikkal in Mullaitivu on Friday, the defence ministry said.

Ready for everything except international probe: MR

President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that Sri Lanka is in the process of implementing all demands made by the sponsors of the UNHRC resolution against it, except for allowing an international probe into alleged human rights violations during the last phase of the war with the LTTE.

Sri Lankan awarded for his honesty

A Sri Lankan student who found more than $100,000 while cleaning toilets at Channel Nine's headquarters has been richly awarded for his honesty.

31 Lankan fishermen arrested

Thirty-one Sri Lanka fishermen were caught and arrested by the Indian Coast Guard at Nagayalanka in Krishna district on Wednesday.

South Africa election: ANC wins huge victory

The ruling African National Congress party (ANC) has won South Africa's fifth democratic election by a significant albeit reduced majority, debunking speculation that the party would be punished over high unemployment and political controversy.

Govt. delays answer till end of Indian poll

The Government yesterday told Parliament that it would wait till the Indian General Elections was over to answer a question raised by the opposition UNP about India procuring of arms from Sri Lanka as revealed by the Indian Defence Minister in Lok Sabha.

Police given a challenge: Spokesman

Police said the abduction of the two police constables on traffic duty at the Getinuwara Junction in Kurunegala and the killing of one of them was a challenge thrown by the miscreants at the Police Service.

Two-storied supermarket complex gutted in Aluthgama

A two-storied super market in Aluthgama town was gutted by fire early this morning.  The Kalutara Municipal Fire Brigade rushed to the scene at the request of the Aluthgama Police prevented the fire from spreading to other buildings in the town. Pictures

Infant brought to life, later dies

The infant born prematurely at the Kurunegala Hospital during the nurses’ strike was pronounced dead but later discovered to be alive had died shattering the hopes of everyone, Kurunegala Hospital Director Dr. Palitha D. Yapa said.  

I have a valid licence to rear an elephant -Judge

Colombo Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage rejected allegations that he was rearing an elephant without a valid licence and claimed he was in possession of a valid license to rear an elephant.

CHOGM mini zoo there to stay: Ministry

Rejecting claims that several animals kept at the ‘Ape Gama’ Mini Zoo in Battaramulla had died, the Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation Ministry said today the Zoo would not be closed down or shifted elsewhere

Co-operate with UN resolution-UK to SL

Britain said that it continues to urge the Sri Lankan Government to co-operate with the UN resolution.

Lankan suspect tailed US consulate officials: investigators

Sakir Hussain, the suspected ISI agent arrested in Chennai on April 29 had been tailing US consulate officials and looking for unoccupied buildings in the vicinity, probably for an attack, investigators said

Security tightened in Palk Strait

Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu today in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's ISI could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea

Train engine driver assaulted

A tense situation reported at the Polgahawela railway station when a driver of a Colombo bound train from Mahawa was assaulted allegedly by passengers

Dinuda not born on victory day

The much awaited investigation report on how the baby elephant ‘Dinuda’ was included in an animal exchange programme, has revealed that the baby elephant had been born not on May 18, 2009 but eight months before Victory Day

Animals taken for exhibition during CHOGM have died

A number of animals, including mouse deer, deer and cranes, that were taken for exhibition at the model rural village ‘Ape Gama’ in Battaramulla during the time of the Commonwealth Head of Government Meeting (CHOGM) had died under tragic circumstances, Parliament was informed yesterday

Audio: CEA on collection and management of e-waste in SL

Around 65 metric tons of e-waste was generated in Sri Lanka per year, the Central Environment Authority’s (CEA) Director General Dr. Saranga Alahapperuma said

Sri Siddhartha Gautama sweeps the boards at UN Buddhist Film Fest

Sri Lankan epic movie 'Sri Siddhartha Gautama' based on the life of Prince Siddhartha won the award for the best film at the UN Buddhist Film Festival in Vietnam this evening

News agencies shouldn’t be punished for doing their job-US

The United States does not punish its news organizations for doing their job and we wish that the Sri Lankan Government to do the same, US Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, Doug Frantz said today

Colombo 2 gambling centre raided again

The now well-known gambling centre in Town Hall, Colombo 2 was raided again this evening and 34 people including a woman, 26 men and seven employees arrested, police said

Tax officer fined Rs.12 Bn for fraud

The Colombo High Court today imposed a fine of nearly Rs.12 billion on a former Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Department and sentenced him to 102 years rigorous imprisonment to be spent in three years after he pleaded guilty to 34 charges

SL, best place to be a mother in S/Asia

Sri Lanka is the best place to be a mother in South Asia, a latest study released by the Save the Children said

No plan to block social websites: MR tweets

In a question and answer session via Twitter website, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, when asked whether there was any plan to block social media networks said there were no plans to do so. He said his sons would revolt if he did so

SL, Maldives under scanner as transit point for terror

Sri Lanka and Maldives are under the scanner of India's security establishment as sources and transit points for Pakistan-supported terror elements that may be used to target vital installations in southern India, media reports said.

Hit and run suspect in the US

The suspect who fled to Singapore after running over a pregnant woman with his Montero SUV in Pettah, has moved to the United States, Police Spokesman SSP Ajith Rohana said VIDEO